California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 16 km NNE of Mesa, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Mesa, California on Sun, Oct 5, 1986, 8:46 PM PDT (03:46 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 7 km NNE of Mesa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-06 03:46:48 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.556° N, 118.462° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14567 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.612 km NW of Benton, California · 14566 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14565 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.618 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14565 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.63 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14565 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.613 km NE of Mesa, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.821 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14565 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.73 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14564 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14564 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14563 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.626 km E of Mono City, California · 14563 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.913 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 14563 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.635 km NW of Benton, California · 14563 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.013 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14563 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14562 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.56 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14562 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.132 km NW of Benton, California · 14562 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14561 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14561 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14561 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14561 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14561 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.913 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14561 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.216 km NE of Mono City, California · 14561 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.016 km NE of Mono City, California · 14561 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14561 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.532 km NW of Benton, California · 14561 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.113 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14561 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14561 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.916 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14561 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.932 km NW of Benton, California · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14561 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14560 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.08 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14559 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 14559 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.47 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14559 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 14559 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.418 km NE of Mesa, California · 14559 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.88 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14558 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.18 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 14558 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14558 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14558 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14558 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 3.97 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14558 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14558 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14558 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.37 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14558 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14558 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 3.56 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14558 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.86 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14558 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.019 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14558 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14558 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.015 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14558 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.718 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14558 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.97 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14557 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14557 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14557 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.319 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14557 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc84889 (also filed as ci710343). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.